Let Candidates Canvass Smoothly

Election forms a vital component of democracy. It is the most viable means for the people to articulate their needs, desires and concerns through voting. They exercise their sovereign right to choose the representatives of their preference. Come the election cycle, they get opportunity to decide as to which programmes, policies and plans of candidates suit them the best. The electorates closely scrutinise and interact with the visiting candidates and share their problems, hoping that the latter will sort out their issues if they win the polls. Seen from other side, elections offer a chance to the aspirants to contest the polls and hone their leadership skills. It is grand democratic exercise that bring a myriad of new faces into the mainstream politics, thereby reenergising and strengthening the democratic republic.